Rydex ETF

By: EconomyWatch   Date: 3 August 2009

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 Rydex ETFs are offered by Rydex SGI, an asset management firm. The company provides solutions in the form of strategies and tools that serve the diverse needs of investors. Based in Rockville, Maryland, it offers over 100 products including Rydex ETFs, mutual funds and separately managed accounts. The investment competencies of Rydex SGI include:

  • Alternatives

  • Asset Allocation

  • Fundamental Alpha

  • Target Beta

  • Opportunistic

 

In addition, the company offers investment strategies, such as value, growth and fixed-income investment.

 

Rydex ETF: Company History  

Rydex Investments was founded by Skip Viragh on July 12, 1993. Rydex SGI is an entity formed by the alliance of two subsidiaries and affiliates of Security Benefit Corporation. These are:

  • Security Global Investors (Security Benefit’s investment advisory arm)

  • Rydex Distributors, Inc (distributor of funds)

 

Rydex ETF: ETFs offered
 

Developing customized and innovative investments, Rydex offers exchange traded funds that meet the evolving needs of investors. Investors looking for exchange traded funds can consider some of the following Rydex ETFs:

 

Index-based Rydex ETFs

These ETFs deliver investment returns that are based on the performance of the respective indices:

  • Rydex S&P 500 Pure Growth ETF

  • Rydex S&P 500 Pure Value ETF

  • Rydex S&P MidCap 400 Pure Growth ETF

  • Rydex S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Growth ETF

 

Equal Weight Rydex ETFs

  • Rydex S&P Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF

  • Rydex S&P Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF

  • Rydex S&P Equal Weight Utilities ETF

  • Rydex S&P Equal Weight Energy ETF

  • Rydex S&P Equal Weight Materials ETF

 

Sector-based Rydex ETFs

  • Rydex 2x S&P Select Sector Energy ETF

  • Rydex 2x S&P Select Sector Technology ETF

  • Rydex 2x S&P Select Sector Healthcare ETF

 

Currency Rydex ETFs

Listed below are ETFs that follow movements in prices of the respective currencies:

  • Rydex CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust

  • Rydex CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust

  • Rydex CurrencyShares Euro Currency Trust

  • Rydex CurrencyShares Swiss Franc Trust

  • Rydex CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust

  • Rydex CurrencyShares Swedish Krona Trust

  • Rydex CurrencyShares Mexican Peso Trust

  • CurrencyShares Russian Ruble Trust

 

Other Rydex ETFs

  • Rydex ETF Trust

  • Rydex Russell Top 50 ETF

 

Through March 2009, the company had assets worth more than $13 billion under management.

 

 


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